Petroleum products of Rs 26 billion imported from Birgunj in two months

Birgunj (Parsa), Sept 23: The petroleum products of Rs 26.33 billion were imported from Bigunj Customs Point in the first two months of the current fiscal year.

The Birgunj Customs Point imported diesel, petrol, LP gas, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene worth Rs 26.33 billion during the period, Chief Customs Administrator Bishnu Prasad Gyawali said. According to Gyawali, the imports increased by Rs 1.76 billion in the review period compared to the same period of the last fiscal year.

With the increase in imports, the revenue collection also rose by Rs 1.29 billion, he added. The office had collected Rs 9.89 billion from the imports of the petroleum products in the first two months of last fiscal year, while the revenue collection under the same title reached Rs 11.18 billion in the review period of the current fiscal year, Gyawali shared.